Definitionen
1.NounA class of vowel used in various Arabic script languages, including Persian, Kurdish, and Urdu, among others:
A vowel phoneme that does not have a phonemic equivalent in Classical Arabic.
2.NounA vowel phoneme that does not have a phonemic equivalent in Classical Arabic.
3.NounA semivowel, or other vocalic character, with a reading that is phonemically distinct from its normal pronunciation in Classical Arabic.
4.NounA conditional allophone of a vowel phoneme that appears in proximity to certain guttural consonants.